A. Dale Lacky/CSEA Scholarships, sponsored by Crystal Creamery, recognized 48 male and female student-athletes in the section for their outstanding athletic performance, community service and academic success during their four years of high school.

The scholarship was named after former section and state CIF president A. Dale Lacky.

Four male and four female students were selected by the scholarship committee to receive $1,000 scholarships. The remaining nominees were each awarded a $600 scholarship.

In addition, the Clarke Coover Scholarship Awards were given to two of the top honorees, in recognition of former section commissioner Clarke Coover.

$1,500 each was give to Shannon Garvella of Rocklin High School and Brynn Sargent of Bella Vista High School.

Garvella played volleyball, basketball and soccer all four of her high school years and was team captain for at least two years in every sport.

The Rocklin senior volunteers for many school organizations, has a 4.15 GPA and will attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she plans on majoring in liberal studies and economics.

Sargent ran for four years on the cross-country and track and field teams and was captain of both teams for his entire high school career.

Maintaining a 4.48 GPA -- the highest in his class -- Sargent volunteered 25 hours each semester in his community and wants to become a cardiothoracic surgeon.

To provide the scholarship money, all schools in the Sac-Joaquin Section were allowed to play one extra volleyball game and an extra boys and girls basketball game, with 50 percent of the gate fees going directly to the scholarship foundation.

More than $26,000 was generated through the games, with the remaining money coming from the support of CSEA and Crystal Creamery.

All of the winners will be recognized at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Breakfast Awards Ceremony at 9 a.m. on April 16 at Hutchins Street Square in Lodi.

The section will also honor three male and three female model-coach winners at the ceremony.

Ted Leland, athletic director at the University of the Pacific, will be the keynote speaker at the breakfast.

3 -- Top-ranked players in NorCal: According to NorCalPreps.com, Granite Bay linebacker Cameron Smith, who is committed to play for USC, tops the list in the Sac-Joaquin Section. Jake Browning, a Washington-bound quarterback at Folsom, is second on the list and is expected to set more state records this year after his exceptional performance last season. L.J. Reed, who recently transferred from Cosumnes Oaks to Tokay, made a big impact with Cosumnes Oaks last season as a wide receiver and is expected to really boost Tokay's team.